Leadership

McGuireWoods Promotes Former FINRA Director Jackie Wells To Partner In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

McGuireWoods has elevated Jackie Wells to partner in New York, strengthening its Securities Enforcement & Regulatory Counseling Practice with a former Financial Industry Regulatory Authority enforcement director.

Arnold & Porter Adds Brendan Clegg In Washington To Strengthen Financial Services Regulatory And Enforcement Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 24, 2026

Arnold & Porter has added Brendan Clegg as a partner in its Financial Services practice in Washington, D.C., expanding the firm's capabilities across banking regulation, transactions, licensing, enforcement, and compliance matters.

Paul Weiss Adds William Jay To Lead Supreme Court & Appellate Litigation Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 24, 2026

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison has added William M. Jay as a partner in Washington, D.C., and named him head of the firm's Supreme Court & Appellate Litigation Practice as it continues expanding its Litigation Department.

BairesDev Names Darren Shimkus CEO As Co-Founder Nacho De Marco Becomes Chairman Amid AI-First Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2026

BairesDev has named Darren Shimkus Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately, as co-founder Nacho De Marco transitions to Chairman of the Board and the software development company accelerates its shift toward an AI-first services model.

McGuireWoods Adds Jeff Golimowski And Jeremy Baker In Tysons To Expand Commercial Litigation Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2026

McGuireWoods has added partners Jeff Golimowski and Jeremy Baker to its Tysons, Virginia, office, strengthening the firm's commercial litigation capabilities across post-acquisition disputes, construction matters and government contracts.

GA Group Names Joseph Malfitano President Of Retail, Merchant, And Industrial Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2026

Great American Holdings has appointed Joseph Malfitano as President and Head of GA Group’s Retail, Merchant and Industrial Solutions businesses, while longtime executive Scott Carpenter transitions into a Senior Advisor role.

Legends Global Names Aimee Carroll President Of Merchandise To Lead Worldwide Retail Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2026

Legends Global has appointed Aimee Carroll as President of Merchandise, putting the retail and fashion industry veteran in charge of the company’s worldwide merchandising platform across sports, live entertainment and venues.

Aptitude Medical Names Co-Founder JP Wang Co-CEO As Metrix Diagnostics Platform Enters Commercial Growth Phase

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2026

Aptitude Medical Systems has appointed co-founder JP Wang as Co-Chief Executive Officer, formalizing the shared leadership structure he already maintains with co-founder and Co-CEO Scott Ferguson as the molecular diagnostics company expands commercially.

AE Industrial Partners Adds Former Air Lease CEO John L. Plueger As Senior Advisor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2026

AE Industrial Partners has appointed John L. Plueger as Senior Advisor on its Operating Partners team, adding more than 40 years of aviation and aircraft leasing experience as the firm supports investments across commercial aerospace and aircraft leasing.

Clifford Chance Adds Matthew Jones In Houston As Fourth Partner Hire Since May

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2026

Clifford Chance has appointed Matthew Jones as a partner in its Debt Finance practice in Houston, strengthening the global law firm’s leveraged and infrastructure finance capabilities across energy and other capital-intensive industries. Jones advises public and private borrowers, private equity sponsors and lenders on complex financing transactions.

Orrick Adds Steven Lozner From In New York As Structured Finance Team More Than Doubles To 102 Lawyers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2026

Orrick has added Steven “Steve” Lozner as a partner in its Structured Finance team in New York, continuing a significant expansion that has more than doubled the group’s size over the past 10 months. Lozner joins Orrick from DLA Piper and will focus on collateralized loan obligations and related leveraged loan warehouse facilities.

C Street Adds Deneese Walia Levin From Kirkland & Ellis To Expand Law Firm Optimization Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2026

C Street Advisory Group has appointed Deneese Walia Levin as Managing Director of Law Firm Optimization, bringing more than two decades of legal and operational experience from Kirkland & Ellis as law firms increasingly face questions about AI, technology, talent, governance, and strategic positioning.

Arden Names Brad Perilman CFO As $375+ Million Premium Platform Expands Finance Leadership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Arden Insurance Services has appointed Brad Perilman as Chief Financial Officer as the tech-enabled managing general underwriter continues expanding its executive leadership team following a period of rapid growth.

Troutman Pepper Locke Adds Baird Allis In Chicago To Expand Insurance Transactional And Regulatory Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Troutman Pepper Locke has added Baird Allis as a partner in its Insurance Transactional and Regulatory Practice Group in Chicago, bringing back a former partner who most recently served as vice president and associate general counsel at Kemper Corporation. Allis brings more than 15 years of experience spanning private practice and in-house leadership within the insurance industry.

Babst Calland Adds Emily Pauley And Andrea Taylor In Charleston To Expand Litigation And Energy Practices

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Babst Calland has added Emily K. Pauley and Andrea L. Taylor to its Charleston, West Virginia office, strengthening the law firm’s litigation, land and energy title, and energy and natural resources capabilities. Pauley joins Babst Calland as an associate attorney in the firm’s Litigation practice.

Diversified Launches Global Managed Services Practice Led By Rob Mello To Expand AI-Enabled Service Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Diversified has launched a new Global Managed Services Practice and appointed Rob Mello as Vice President-Global Managed Services to lead the organization as the company expands its focus on AI-enabled service delivery, technology optimization and long-term client value.

Meradia Adds Glen Robertson As Director To Expand SimCorp And Investment Transformation Expertise

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Meradia has appointed Glen Robertson as director, adding more than two decades of investment operations, technology implementation and business transformation experience as the consulting firm expands its capabilities for asset and wealth management clients.

YCharts Names Steve Bendt Chief Marketing Officer As AI-Powered Investment Platform Accelerates Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

YCharts has appointed fintech marketing veteran Steve Bendt as Chief Marketing Officer, bringing in an executive with nearly three decades of experience as the investment research and client engagement platform looks to accelerate growth across advisor, enterprise and asset manager markets. Bendt will lead YCharts' global marketing organization and report directly to CEO Sean Brown.

L3Harris Names Sam Mehta CEO After Christopher Kubasik Steps Down Following Conduct Investigation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2026

L3Harris Technologies has appointed Sam Mehta as President and Chief Executive Officer after Christopher Kubasik stepped down as Chairman, CEO and a member of the board following an investigation into conduct that the company said was inconsistent with its values and Code of Conduct. The leadership changes are effective immediately.

Squire Patton Boggs Adds Oksana Lashko In New York As Restructuring & Insolvency Practice Expands Globally

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2026

Squire Patton Boggs has added Oksana Lashko as a partner in its New York office and named her National Co-Chair of the firm's Creditors' Committee Practice, continuing the expansion of its global Restructuring & Insolvency Practice.

O’Melveny Adds Reza Zarghamee In Washington To Expand Environmental, PFAS And Infrastructure Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2026

O'Melveny has added Reza Zarghamee as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office, strengthening the firm’s environmental capabilities across transactions, regulatory matters, investigations, mass torts and major infrastructure-related sectors.

Citizens Adds Doug Brockway To Lead Cybersecurity And Infrastructure Software Investment Banking After 125+ Deals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2026

Citizens Capital Markets & Advisory has added Doug Brockway as a managing director in its Technology Investment Banking group, strengthening the firm's coverage of cybersecurity and infrastructure software. Brockway will lead Citizens' Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Software practice and will be based in Boston.